Following âunprecedentedâ tax collections, Wisconsin is projected to take in $4.4 billion more than what was previously estimated in general fund tax revenue by mid-2023, the nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau reported Tuesday.
While the new projections open up massive opportunities as the GOP-led budget committee looks to finalize the 2021-23 biennial budget by the end of the month, leaders in both parties are already divided on how those funds should be spent. Gov. Tony Evers has called for additional funding for K-12 education and other programs, but Republicans said those funds should go toward their pledge to provide massive tax cuts.
$1 billion less than Evers budget for state, UW System projects. //end headline wrapper ?>Get a daily rundown of the top stories on Urban Milwaukee
A building under construction along University Ave. on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. (Photo by Bill Martens/WPR)
Republican lawmakers on the state Legislature’s budget committee voted Tuesday evening to approve $1.5 billion of Gov.
Tony Evers’ $2.4 billion plan for state construction projects, including roughly $629 million of the governor’s $1 billion plan for the University of Wisconsin System.
The plan passed the committee on a party-line vote of 11-4, with Republicans voting in favor and Democrats against.
Let the future commence, class of 2021.
Whether you graduated from a local high school, community, technical or four-year college and we are blessed here to have all four this is the start of something new. You have persevered through a pandemic, conquered remote learning and earned every letter on that diploma that bears your name.
Well done!
Bask in the moment, certainly. Then face your future with the same determination that led to your academic achievement. And when you experience doubt, know that your community supports you and knows that you have greater days ahead.
Go beyond the great taste of dairy